Hepatitis C decisions — 2010

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only due to his inability to use an unmodified vehicle.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA examination and medical opinion regarding his hepatitis C, and for the issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) reflecting an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues regarding service connection for hepatitis C with enlarged liver and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of hepatitis C during service and the Veteran's account of contracting hepatitis C in service is not supported by the medical records. The Board finds that service connection for hepatitis C is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's liver condition, diagnosed as status post liver transplant, with hepatitis C to his military service and denied the claim.

The Board found no current diagnosis of hepatitis C and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the appeal due to issues related to the appellant's service discharge and his claims for alcoholism and hepatitis C.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran's current hepatitis C to his military service, specifically any in-service risk factors or exposure. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination to address this issue.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, erectile dysfunction, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The claims for residuals of frozen feet, head injury, PTSD, and TDIU were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his hepatitis C, as he contends that his condition has worsened since the last evaluation in February 2006.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and additional medical records retrieval.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hepatitis C. The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and its incurrence or aggravation during active service may not be presumed. Diabetes mellitus was also not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and its incurrence or aggravation during active service may not be presumed. Resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor, hepatitis C was incurred in service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C and determined that new evidence received since the last final denial supports a finding of current disability. The Board found that the Veteran's hepatitis C is etiologically related to his history of intravenous drug use.

The Veteran's hepatitis C has been rated at 10 percent disabling. The Board found that the evidence did not show daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia requiring dietary restriction or continuous medication, nor incapacitating episodes meeting the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's hepatitis was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and HIV/AIDS, to include as secondary to the psychiatric disorder, are reopened but denied.